On Tuesday, March 30, when David Etter came home from work, he sensed there was something wrong when his dog Rosco, wasn’t right there to welcome him home.
After searching the neighborhood, Mr. Etter found Rosco sitting under a tree with blood all over his face, but wouldn’t come when called. When Mr. Etter got closer, he saw a pile of cow guts (coyote bait) and found Rosco caught in a leghold trap. Etter released Rosco’s front right paw from the trap but said that didn’t explain why his face was all bloody.
Rosco was brought to Animal Health Services only to find that he had also been shot four times and all four bullets were still lodged in Rosco’s head. Although Rosco is recovering, it’s almost a certainty Rosco will lose his left eye.
But Rosco didn’t die, not even after getting hit with four shots, now all lodged in his head. Because the bullets are lodged in such close proximity to Rosco’s brain, Etter said Dr. Faver at Animal Health Services recommended against removal.
